Storage rack



March 12, 1929.

L. L. M GOOGAN STORAGE RACK Filed Nov. 13, 1926 F GG '6 Patented Mar. 12," 1929.

LEE 1L. Mc'GOQGA-N; or 1 er; r'AuLs, NORTH CAROLINA.

s'roneen RACK.

'Application filed November 13, 1926.. 1 Serial 'No. 148,251.

My invention relatesto means for sto1'ing., the side rails of beds in furniture stores and other places. Heretofore, has. beencuetomary for operators of furniture stores, when receiving a shipment of beds, to store the side rails of the bec s by piling lZllG SELll'lG on the floor, thus making; it very diflicult to find the desired side rails for any particular bed, y

Anv object of my invention is to provide a knock-down rack in which bed rails maybe stored in a furniture store and" other places in assorted lots. I e I Another object of my invention isto provide a storage rack for bed rails, piping, and other straight objects, which rack is capable of being folded upand storedina small place when not needed. p p

Having; thus stated some of the objects of my invention, other objects will appea'ras the description proceeds. In thedrawings, Ihave shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, in which Fignre-lis a front elevation ofmy stor age rack; i

Figure 2 is an end view of my storage rack, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow A in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged detailed view of the sliding means located on the connecting rail; i

Figure- 1 is a cross sectional view taken along the lines H in Figure 3; s

Figure 5 is an enlarged detailed vie showing the pivotal connection between the 1 connecting rail and the frame C.

A brief description of the drawings, having been given, a detailed description of the same will now follow, in which like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawings.

The letters B and C indicate two similar frames, each of which has the bases 10 and 11 secured thereto. The'main frame 12 of these frames B and C is preferably made of tubular material and is U-shaped in form and running from one upright portion to the other, are the pieces of tubularmaterial 13, which penetrates the side walls of the tubular member 12 and are secured in place by welding, or any other suitable means. These tubular members 13 are preferably flattened and stand on the edges. Piercing the central portion of the rearmost portion of the members 12 are the bolts 14, which have a nut 15 threa'dedly engaging one end,

and the other end 16 of the bolts 15 have enlargeiil flattened portions which have two vertical holes therethrough,for the reception of the'pins l7 and 18. The connecting rail l9is forked and has the portions fitting: against the upper and lower-surface oftheportion 16. The portions20- and21' have vertical hoies therethrough, which register with the vertical holes in the portion 16, through wh ieh the pins 17 and 18 are adapted to be fitted.

Slidably mounted on the connectingrail 19 is the member-22, which is composed of the members 23 and,24i, which members are secured to each other around the connecting. rail by means of the boltsor rivets 25, 26, 27, 28, A plurality of perforations 29, 30,31; 32, 33, 34, 35, ane. 36 occur alongthe upper andlower edgesv ofthe member 22. These are adapted to have therods or chains 37, 38, 39, anddO secured therein, the other ends ofthc said rods'ercha-ins beingsecured to the ey e bolts 4-1, 42, 43, and 4&4, which: eye-z bolts penetrate the tubular members 12, and have nuts 415,;46; 4i7,and 48,011 their respec; tive ends. i

It will thus be seen that by means of the holes 29 to 86, the eye-bolts 12 to 4:4, and the rods 37 to 40' and the connecting rail 19, the

f *ames B and Cinay be adjustably and rigidly secured together by inserting the forked ends of the rods 37' to 40 in any set of the holes 29 to 3G and then tightening the nuts 45 to 48. By removing-either of the pins 17 and 18 at each end of the connecting rail,- the other pin will serve as a pivot for the 20 and 21v frames B and. C, and the same may be spread apart for more easily placing the rails on the tubular members 13 for storage, or for removing the rails from the storage rack.

'VVhen it is desired to store this rack, the

members B and (inlay be folded toward each other by removing one of the pins 17 or 18, and removing the ends of the-rods or chains 37 to 40 from the holes in the member When it is desired to ship this rack, it is readily apparent that the same may be quickly dismantled for packing and ship- P V In the descriptiom'I have set'forth a pre ferred embodiment of my invention, and although specific terms-are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense, and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the appended'claims. i, i

p I claim:

1. In a device of the kind described, two inverted U-shaped frames disposed apart from each other and in parallel relation, horizontally disposed rods running from the leg of each frame to the other leg of the frame, a rod connecting the leg of one frame to the corresponding leg of the other frame, a pivotal connection between the said rod and the said frames, means for optionally locking said pivotal connection, a member mounted on the medial portion of the said rod, holes in the said member, b aces connectedto the said member and to the upper and lower portions of the legs of the U- shaped frames, and means for adjusting the tautness of the said braces. V

2. Ina device for storing and displaying? bed rails and similar articles, two vertically positioned parallel spaced racks, said racks being inverted U-shaped incontour, the rear medial portions of each rack being pivotally secured to a connecting rod running between the racks, a member on the medial portion of the connecting rod, braces secured to the said member and running to the upper and lower portions of the rear portion of the U-shaped frames, and adjustable means for securing the braces to the said U-shaped frames. i

3. In a device for storing bed rails and other objects, two parallel racks spaced apart from each otheiga rod having forked ends connecting the rear medial portions of the racks to each other, a pivotal connection between the rod and the racks, said pivotal connection comprising a member secured to therack and being adapted to lit into the forked ends of the rod, two vertically disposed mtermeshmg holes in the forked ends of the rod and in the members secured to the racks,'a pin adapted to be inserted in,

one ofthe holes to act as a pivot, and a second removable pin adapted to be inserted invthe other hole to lock the racks in parallel meinbersto allow the front portions of the rack members to be swung toward and away from each other, means associated with the racks and the rod for locking the racks in position to prevent swinging of the sai'ne,

, a member on the medial portion of the rod,

holes in the member adapted to receive one end of a rod, members secured to the racks adapted to receive the otherend of the said second rod, the means'associated with the rack to receive the end of the said second rod being adjustable with relation to the rack.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LEE L. MGGOOGAN. 

